Déjà Vu (2006)

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

If your going to create a fantastical premise at least make the ordinary plausible. The first half was entertaining but it slowly deteriorates into a nonsensical action farce. There so may holes in the second half of this plot you could drive a truck through it. If you don't care about integrity in a movie than you will enjoy it otherwise move on.

I'm not a big fan of science fiction, but every once in a while a sci-film will come along that I do like (and this is one). The problem for me with most sci-fi is how far can the director push the viewer to suspend belief before the viewer says, "Wait a minute. This is getting absurd."? That is, perhaps, even more true when the sci-fi topic is time travel...which this sort of is. For me, this story did not push me past that point of being comfortable with suspending belief.I'm not going to outline the plot of the film here. Many others...and many other sources...do that. I want to concentrate on a few of the actors and their performances.Denzel Washington, as an ATF Special Agent, turns in a solid performance, as he almost always does. He helps hold the line on suspending belief.Paula Patton -- an actress I'm not very familiar with -- is excellent as the victim turned hero.Jim Caviezel turns in a wonderful performance as the terrorist.Val Kilmer -- looking quite rotund (but once one of my favorites) is rather bland as an FBI Special Agent.Adam Goldberg, another actor I'm not too familiar with, is superb as a scientist.I highly recommend this film...and I think you'll like the plot twist at the end!

The late Tony Scott and Denzel Washington collaborated on five films, the second last of which is underrated sci fi thriller Deja Vu. It contains Scott's trademark visual style, all skitchy sketchy frames, deliriously rapid editing and deep, gorgeously saturated colours that pisses a lot of people off in its garish, flippant aesthetic. I for one love his style, and here he is coming down off the high that was his masterpiece, Domino, exercising restraint that was no doubt mandated by the studio bigwigs. Nevertheless, the same unmistakably heightened forces of filmmaking that flow through the veins of this crackling thriller can be found in most of his work, just in smaller doses here. The film tackles a lot in its unassuming narrative, from terrorist bombing, an elliptical story that's put in an otherworldly trance by a plot point involving a high tech time travel capability, and a surprisingly heartfelt undercurrant that somewhat sneaks up on you. During a captivating opening credit sequence, we see a horrific explosion onboard a navy transport ferry in the New Orleans harbour, killing over five hundred people including women and children. ATF Agent Doug Carlin (Washington) is called in to investigate, and before long his cunning intuition catches the eye of FBI Agent Pryzwara (an unusually calm Val Kilmer) who is spearheading a very hush hush investigative technique that's being used to track the terrorist in the days leading up to the incident. What Kilmer doesn't tell him is the mind- bending metaphysical implications of it, but keener Denzel gets wise to their act, and throws himself headlong into a quest to stop the bomber, save the mysterious Claire (Paula Patton, just phenomenal) who was murdered and has ties to the event, and reverse time. Denzel is an implosive wrecking ball of determination, his ingenuity and reserve made me wonder why Carlins career aspirations stopped short of the ATF. I don't know why Patton isn't in more films (she recently starred alongside Denzel again in the super fun 2 Guns), she brings a battered resilience to her work, and is a radiant beauty to boot. Peppy gerbil Adam Goldberg is the obligatory one liner spewing techie who's got more going on than his exterior may read, and Bruce Greenwood is all stern bluster as the FBI honcho in charge. This film doesn't often come up in discussions of either Denzel's or Scott's greatest hits, but it's ripe for rediscovery and praise. Propulsive action, far fetched sci fi intrigue that's hard to digest and follow, yet simultaneously wicked fun, and like I said before an emotional core that takes you by surprise. There's a sentence that I internally intone to myself whenever I see a film, or aspects within a film that fire up my adrenal glands, tear ducts or simply rouse my soul. Be it a banger of an action sequence, a romance that hits all the right notes, a good old fashioned fantastical invention or visual flights of fantasy that stir wonder within me. That sentence is "This is why I watch movies". I get no greater pleasure in my cinematic escapades than being able to say that to myself as my heart pumps to the tune of whatever grand spectacle I'm witnessing before me on screen. I can tell you, the sentence was uttered while watching this one, and now that I think of it, pretty much every film in Scott's portfolio. Highly recommended.

Wow. What is it about Denzel Washington that's so lovable on the big screen? The guy is just fantastic. Everything he touches seems to be gold. His acting style is never over the top - and never dull - just seems to be perfect.I watched this movie again for the second time tonight in 2015. I'm more impressed this time than the first. How's that possible? Perhaps it's been a lifetime since Hollywood's produced a great Sci-Fi movie. Denzel Washington and Sci-fi?? What?? Yes, this is 100% Sci-Fi and does a damn good job. I've seen it all. I'm a trekkie, computer geek - you name it - i'm it. I know my Sci-Fi. This has a great story, great acting and a great villain. It's everything a great movie should be.Don't hesitate. Watch this immediately. Even if you're not that much of a Sci-Fi fan, this still has enough to offer to keep anybody engaged and happy all the way through. Absolutely loved it!